Markerstudy appoints new Chief Procurement Officer.

Tony Welch has been appointed to the position of Chief Procurement Officer at Markerstudy, bringing with him a wealth of experience gained over 25 years in the financial services sector. Most recently as Chief Procurement Officer at Lloyd’s, his career includes senior roles for Close Brothers, JLT Group, Accenture and Willis Towers Watson.

As an accomplished procurement leader with a distinguished track record of driving transformation, operational excellence, and sustained commercial value, the role will see Tony lead on all end-to-end procurement activities, including further strengthening supplier governance, optimising risk-management frameworks and embedding digital capabilities, with a key lens on sustainability priorities and ensuring strategic value across the Group.

Tony comments: “I’m excited by the opportunities and challenges this role brings. My passion lies in showcasing procurement’s value as a strategic enabler and my focus will be to work with the team to ensure we’re continually innovating to be best in class with our colleagues, customers and partners at the heart of everything we do.”